[MD] inorganic patterns & thinking

[Magnus Berg]

On 2010-07-19 09:43, MarshaV wrote:
> Imagining?  You've got that right?

Yes, I think I do. When you hold a stone in your hand, you see it from 
one direction and can make a mental image of the whole stone. From that 
image, you can imagine what would happen if you throw it, or throw it 
spinning on a blank water surface to make it bounce, "throwing sandwich" 
as well call it in Sweden. However, if you turn the stone around, you 
might see that it's not very suitable for sandwich throwing. I have done 
that once or twice in my life so I can very reliably tell from the look 
of a stone whether it will bounce well or not. So, yes, there is a 
relationship between the stone and my mental image of the stone. In this 
case it's good enough for judging the stone's sandwich throwing suitability.

> And very quickly is even sight overlaid
> by such imaginings.  So quickly that actual sight is never seen.

Sight? Normally, no. Just when scientists want to examine the sense of 
sight. And in that case, sight is the object and takes the place of the 
stone above.

	Magnus